#Caena Grime

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Caena decided to go out for a well-deserved drink. She’d discovered a vaccine, cured plenty of Strangerville’s townspeople, and was raising a very difficult toddler.

Then, across the bar, she saw... another Alien.

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Caena appreciation

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Quaelle turned out to be a - challenge. She didn’t trust Kylie, didn’t trust any adult other than Caena, and even with Caena she hated bathtime, dinnertime, and any sort of potty time. She was distrustful, defiant, and rude.

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Reunited

Quaelle recognized her mother right away.

Caena: Quaelle! Quaelle what have they been doing to you? Why are you here? Quaelle: Blabbity blabbity blooorp. Caena: My baby, my baby...

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Pregnancy would not stop Caena from discovering the truth about Strangerville.

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Caena spent nights in the nursery, imagining what might have been.

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Caena: I’m sorry if I seem, rude. I’ve yet to meet another Alien around here. Alfuena: Oh, so not on Earth long then. I’m here on official business. Caena: What... business? Alfuena: The town I’m from, it’s full of Aliens. From different planets, some like you. Folks keep disappearing. Some pop up here.

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Domestic life

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Domestic life

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The birth of Quaelle

Caena’s delivery labored on. Hours passed; Kylie cried. Eventually, Quaelle emerged - tiny, light blue, with dark eyes.

The doctors took Quaelle too quickly for Kylie and Caena to understand what was going on. Quaelle was kidnapped before their eyes.

“It’s for tests,” the doctors said. “It will only be a few weeks.”

But Caena knew. It would be years before she would see her child, if she was ever to see her at all.

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Caena loved her new home, its antique furniture, even the slightly faded wallpaper. She was not too pleased with her first attempt at Earth cooking, on the other hand.

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Kylie: Caena, I hate seeing you like this. Caena: I know, I just... [Caena struggles to find words for how she feels] Kylie: We can have another baby. Caena: What? No! I want Quaelle back! Kylie: It doesn’t have to be like last time. We can have it at home - so the doctors don’t take - Caena: I said NO. What is wrong with you? Kylie: [In a hopeful tone] I-I’m sorry baby. What about the vaccine? How’s that going? Maybe working on that would make you feel... better?

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Without Quaelle, Caena found herself living in a haze. Isolating herself from others. What did the doctors do with her baby? Her daughter? Her beautiful Quaelle.

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Alfuena: Hi, I’m Alfuena. I’m from Blurbobular. I assume you’re from  Nectaruploot? Caena: Yeah, uhm. Hi. Caena. Caena: How does she know what planet I’m from?

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Caena in Strangerville

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Quaelle

Two years passed. One day, searching a back room of the Secret Lab for more evidence and research, she heard a faint crying sound. She followed the sound, and stumbled upon a tiny, disoriented toddler with blue skin and dark eyes.

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